Social media API changelog tracker

Breaking changes, deprecations, and rate limit updates for the Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, X, and YouTube APIs. One page, every entry linked to its official source.

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Updated Sep 1, 2026

  • Aug 31, 2026

    LinkedIn

    Legacy Geo values for ads targeting fully unsupported

    Breaking

    Starting Aug 31, 2026, requests using legacy Geo targeting values return a 400 INVALID_VALUE_FOR_FIELD error across all versions. Developers must migrate to Bing-geo IDs using LinkedIn's migration guide.

    Source
  • Aug 27, 2026

    YouTube

    Public view counts now aligned across all video formats

    Breaking

    YouTube changed how public view counts are calculated. Views count on playback initiation instead of after a minimum watch time, so API consumers will see viewCount values shift without any code change.

    Source
  • Aug 13, 2026

    X

    Ads API video_total_views metric definition changed

    Breaking

    The video_total_views metric now reports views that are 100% in-view for at least 3 seconds, plus manual play clicks. Historical comparisons against the old definition will not match.

    Source
  • Aug 6, 2026

    YouTube

    activities resource drops like, favorite, and subscription parts

    Breaking

    All references to contentDetails.like, contentDetails.favorite, and contentDetails.subscription under the activities resource were removed. Integrations reading these fields must stop requesting them.

    Source
  • August 2026

    LinkedIn

    DMP segments capped at 1,000 per sponsored account

    Limits

    Starting version 202608, Matched Audiences and Predictive Audiences are limited to 1,000 DMP segments per ad account. Requests over the cap return a 429 with code SEGMENT_LIMIT_EXCEEDED.

    Source
  • Jul 29, 2026

    Facebook

    Graph API v26.0 released

    New

    Meta released Graph API v26.0 on July 29, 2026. Its sunset date is not yet announced; v25.0 remains available until July 29, 2028.

    Source
  • Jun 22, 2026

    Instagram

    AI-generated content labeling at publish time

    New

    Content publishing now supports an is_ai_generated parameter on media containers. Set it to true when publishing AI-generated media so Instagram applies the AI label.

    Source
  • Jun 11, 2026

    X

    Articles can now be drafted and published via the API

    New

    X API v2 added endpoints for drafting and publishing Articles (longform content) programmatically.

    Source
  • Jun 3, 2026

    X

    paid_partnership field added to Posts

    New

    Posts created via the API can now carry a paid_partnership field to disclose paid promotion, mirroring in-app branded content disclosure.

    Source
  • Jun 1, 2026

    YouTube

    Data API moves to granular per-method quota buckets

    Limits

    YouTube transitioned to a granular quota system where methods like videos.insert and search.list draw from separate quota buckets instead of one shared daily pool. A videos.batchGetStats method (1 unit per call) followed on June 3.

    Source
  • Jun 1, 2026

    Instagram

    Instagram Audio API launched for Reels

    New

    Developers can now search and retrieve audio (original sounds from Reels and royalty-free music) to use when publishing Reels via the API.

    Source
  • May 4, 2026

    X

    Search endpoints migrated to new X core search index

    New

    X API v2 search moved to a new search infrastructure with fewer 503 errors and new precision operators: min_likes, min_replies, and min_reposts. These operators had been deprecated on the old index in January 2026.

    Source
  • May 2026

    LinkedIn

    Events API: endsAt now required when creating events

    Breaking

    From version 202605, all event creation requests must include endsAt; older versions treated it as optional. The same release also changed metricType from object to string in Member Post and Video Statistics APIs.

    Source
  • Apr 22, 2026

    Instagram

    reposts_count, saved_count, shares_count added to IG Media

    New

    Three new engagement metrics became readable on IG Media objects. The same release added support for applying the Paid partnership disclosure label at publish time.

    Source
  • Apr 16, 2026

    X

    Owned Reads pricing: $0.001 per resource, post writes repriced

    Limits

    X introduced Owned Reads pricing at $0.001 per resource (1,000 for $1) for endpoints reading your own data, effective April 20, 2026. Post creation moved to $0.015 per post, and $0.20 for posts containing URLs.

    Source
  • Mar 30, 2026

    Instagram

    Creator Marketplace rate limit raised to 1,000 queries/user/hour

    Limits

    Creator Marketplace API rate limits increased from 240 to 1,000 queries per user per hour.

    Source
  • Mar 16, 2026

    LinkedIn

    Lead Sync API requires validated webhooks

    Breaking

    From March 16, 2026, new lead notifications are only pushed to webhooks that have passed validation. Unvalidated webhook endpoints stop receiving lead events.

    Source
  • Feb 26, 2026

    TikTok

    Research API data pipeline expanded to all public videos

    New

    TikTok updated the Research Tools data pipeline logic to ensure comprehensive coverage of all public video content, changing what result sets researchers should expect.

    Source
  • Feb 23, 2026

    X

    Programmatic replies restricted to summoned mentions

    Breaking

    Replies via POST /2/tweets are now only permitted when the original post's author has summoned (mentioned) the replying account, an anti-spam measure. Unsummoned programmatic replies are rejected.

    Source
  • Feb 18, 2026

    Facebook

    Graph API v25.0 released; smart_promotion_type removed

    Breaking

    v25.0 shipped Feb 18, 2026 and is available until July 29, 2028. As pre-announced in the v23.0 changelog, the smart_promotion_type field is no longer available when creating ad campaigns from v25.0.

    Source
  • Feb 6, 2026

    X

    Pay-Per-Use pricing officially launched

    Limits

    X launched a credit-based pay-per-use pricing model with a new Developer Console, moving beyond the fixed Free, Basic, and Pro subscription tiers.

    Source
  • Dec 4, 2025

    YouTube

    Video upload quota cost cut from about 1,600 to about 100 units

    Limits

    The quota cost of a videos.insert upload dropped from approximately 1,600 units to approximately 100 units, greatly increasing daily upload capacity under the default quota.

    Source
  • Oct 18, 2025

    X

    X Activity API open beta launched

    New

    A new real-time activity event subscription API opened in beta. It was later expanded with profile events, keyword filtering, DM events, mute and block events, and full OAuth 2.0 support through 2026.

    Source
  • Oct 8, 2025

    Facebook

    Graph API v24.0: certificate transparency endpoints removed

    Breaking

    v24.0 (Oct 8, 2025, sunset Feb 18, 2028) removed all certificate transparency endpoints and webhooks, dropped the Live Video overlay_url field, and deprecated API creation of Messenger lead ads.

    Source
  • Sep 16, 2025

    LinkedIn

    Matched Audiences POST /media/upload sunset

    Deprecation

    The legacy POST /media/upload flow for DMP List Uploads was sunset Sep 16, 2025. Integrations must use POST /dmpSegments?action=generateUploadUrl on version 202411 or newer.

    Source
  • Aug 22, 2025

    X

    Like and follow endpoints removed from Free tier

    Limits

    POST /2/users/:id/likes and POST /2/users/:id/following were removed from the X API Free tier. A paid tier is required to like or follow programmatically.

    Source
  • Jul 31, 2025

    LinkedIn

    Legacy Lead Sync APIs sunset

    Deprecation

    The legacy /adForms, /adFormResponses, and /leadNotificationUrls endpoints were sunset July 31, 2025. Integrations must migrate to the versioned Lead Sync API.

    Source
  • Jul 10, 2025

    YouTube

    videos.list mostPopular chart content changed

    Breaking

    The mostPopular chart was adjusted to return Trending Music, Movies, and Gaming content instead of the general Trending Now list, changing results for existing queries.

    Source
  • June 2025

    LinkedIn

    Member analytics APIs launched (version 202506)

    New

    New Member Follower Statistics, Member Post Statistics, and Member Video Statistics endpoints launched, gated by new r_member_profileAnalytics and r_member_postAnalytics permissions.

    Source
  • May 29, 2025

    Facebook

    Graph API v23.0: instagram_destination_id returns ig_user_id

    Breaking

    From v23.0 (May 29, 2025, sunset Oct 8, 2027), instagram_destination_id returns the ig_user_id instead of instagram_actor_id, and the old parameter is no longer supported. Calls referencing instagram_actor_id must be updated.

    Source
  • May 16, 2025

    TikTok

    Batch Compliance APIs launched for Research tools

    New

    New Batch Compliance APIs let developers retrieve the compliance status of user IDs in batches, supporting deletion and compliance obligations.

    Source
  • Apr 26, 2025

    TikTok

    Research VCE access filtered to creators with 25k+ followers

    Limits

    TikTok introduced data filtering that limits Virtual Compute Environment access to content from users with 25,000 or more followers, shrinking the researchable dataset.

    Source
  • Apr 17, 2025

    TikTok

    Research API adds mention, hashtag, sticker, and label fields

    New

    Research API responses were enriched with video_mention_list, hashtag_info_list, sticker_info_list, video_label, video_tag, and author profile URLs.

    Source
  • April 2025

    LinkedIn

    Posts API adds BUY_NOW and SHOP_NOW CTAs (202504)

    New

    Version 202504 added support for BUY_NOW and SHOP_NOW call-to-action buttons on posts created through the Posts API.

    Source
  • Jan 21, 2025

    Facebook

    Graph API v22.0 released; sunset May 2027

    New

    v22.0 shipped Jan 21, 2025 and is available until May 20, 2027. Meta's roughly 2-year version lifecycle means apps pinned to 2023-era versions are being force-upgraded through 2025 and 2026.

    Source
  • Jan 16, 2025

    X

    New X API v2 media upload endpoints launched

    New

    X launched v2-native media upload endpoints, with dedicated chunked upload endpoints following April 30, 2025, replacing reliance on the v1.1 media upload flow.

    Source
  • Dec 4, 2024

    Instagram

    Instagram Basic Display API shut down

    Breaking

    All requests to the Instagram Basic Display API return errors as of Dec 4, 2024. Apps displaying user feeds must migrate to the Instagram API with Instagram Login or the Instagram Graph API.

    Source
  • Oct 8, 2024

    TikTok

    Login Kit for Android requires HTTPS redirect URIs

    Breaking

    Authorization requests from Login Kit for Android must use an HTTPS-scheme redirect URI. Custom-scheme redirects stopped working, breaking older OAuth integrations.

    Source
  • Sep 17, 2024

    Instagram

    Old Instagram Login permission scopes deprecated

    Deprecation

    Legacy Instagram Login scopes were deprecated with a Jan 27, 2025 enforcement deadline. Apps must request the new scope values such as instagram_business_basic and instagram_business_content_publish.

    Source
  • Jul 23, 2024

    Instagram

    Instagram API with Instagram Login launched

    New

    A standalone Instagram API variant launched that removes the Facebook Page requirement, uses graph.instagram.com as the host, and introduces new instagram_business permission scopes, including content publishing.

    Source
  • Mar 13, 2024

    YouTube

    Captions sync parameter deprecated

    Deprecation

    The sync parameter for caption uploads was deprecated effective April 12, 2024. Developers must include timing information in uploaded caption files.

    Source
  • Nov 3, 2023

    TikTok

    Content Posting API adds photo posting

    New

    TikTok's Content Posting API added photo support, letting apps publish photo posts (in addition to video) directly to creators' TikTok accounts.

    Source

FAQ

API changelog tracker FAQ

The Instagram API, the Meta Graph API for Facebook, the TikTok Content Posting API, the LinkedIn Marketing APIs, the X API v2, and the YouTube Data API v3. Every entry links to the official source.
We add entries as platforms announce changes. Each entry shows its announcement or effective date, and the page shows when the list was last updated.
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